After serving for 57 years as the director of the Naperville Municipal Band, Ron Keller is retiring and shifting into a role as director emeritus.
While Keller isn't completely stepping away, he is retiring at the end of this season after serving 57 years as the group's director. Going forward he will be director emeritus, assisting the board of directors and occasionally conducting.
"When I was 5 years old, I wanted to play the tuba, and I got to do it," he said."When I was in eighth grade, I wanted to become a band director, and I got to do it. When I was a junior in college, I decided that someday I wanted to lead the Naperville Band, and I got to do that. Keller's great-grandfather directed the Naperville Municipal Band in the 1870s and 1880s, and both his parents played with the band. His wife, Vicki, and his daughters, Katie and Diana, also have been band members.
by signing up you agree to our terms of service Through the years, Keller conducted the band in countless parades and Thursday performances at the Central Park band shell. A retired teacher, Keller also was the coordinator of music for 18 years in Naperville Unit District 203.
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